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AWS dcv documentation change

Service: dcv · 2025-11-13 · Documentation low

File: dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-lifecycle-stop.md

Summary

Included macOS in root user permissions for stopping console sessions

Security assessment

Documents macOS-specific privilege requirements for session management, aligning with existing security controls. No evidence of a prior security gap.

Diff

diff --git a/dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-lifecycle-stop.md b/dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-lifecycle-stop.md
index d1c581b00..bedadbf7b 100644
--- a//dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-lifecycle-stop.md
+++ b//dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-lifecycle-stop.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ SyntaxExample
-A console session can only be stopped by the administrator on Windows Amazon DCV servers, and the root user on Linux Amazon DCV servers. A virtual session on a Linux Amazon DCV server can only be stopped by the root user or the Amazon DCV user who created it. 
+A console session can only be stopped by the administrator on Windows Amazon DCV servers, and the root user on Linux and macOS Amazon DCV servers. A virtual session on a Linux Amazon DCV server can only be stopped by the root user or the Amazon DCV user who created it. 
@@ -15 +15 @@ Stopping a session closes all of the applications that are running in the sessio
-To stop a console or virtual session on a Windows or Linux Amazon DCV server, use the `dcv close-session` command and specify the unique session ID.
+To stop a console or virtual session on a Windows, Linux, or macOS Amazon DCV server, use the `dcv close-session` command and specify the unique session ID.